DIME Magazine's Best Players Under 25yrs

It's a couple of months old, but still...

Honorable Mentions:

Terrence Ross for his performance in the 2013 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

TIER 1: Career Role Players

Ed Davis, Amir Johnson, Patrick Patterson, Earl Clark and Jonas Valanciunas
With the exception of the latter, I think we know what type of players these guys will be. More importantly, they know who they are, which can be the toughest part for young players to figure out. Know this, they’ll give you 15-25 minutes of 100 percent effort basketball on a nightly basis. The jury is still out on where Valanciunas’ career will lead.

TIER 2: NBA Starters, But They Have A Ceiling

DeMar DeRozan and Bradley Beal
Their games couldn’t be more different while their ceilings are about the same. Both players are destined to be 15-19 point scorers a night. DeMar does it more with his athleticism where as Beal relies more on his shooting stroke. Beal has the gift and the curse of John Wall, who is capable of getting him looks, but also dominates the ball. DeRozan is closer to his ceiling than the rookie, but we expect them both to be about the same in terms of scoring.

No Raptors made the remaining Tiers:

TIER 3: Will Play A Significant Role On A Championship Team
TIER 4: Wild Cards
TIER 5: Great Role Players
TIER 6: Denver Nuggets
TIER 7: Overrated
TIER 8: Best Kept Secrets
TIER 9: Have The Potential To Be Franchise Guys
TIER 10: Franchise Guys, No Questions Asked

I think JV should be in the Best Kept Secrets tier. Nobody really knows that much about him apart from Raptor fans...take the Rookie-Sophomore game for example. If Drummond is there, JV definitely fits.

Ed Davis, Amir Johnson, Patrick Patterson, Earl Clark and Jonas ValanciunasWith the exception of the latter, I think we know what type of players these guys will be. More importantly, they know who they are, which can be the toughest part for young players to figure out. Know this, they’ll give you 15-25 minutes of 100 percent effort basketball on a nightly basis. The jury is still out on where Valanciunas’ career will lead.

"Analytics DON'T work at all. It's some crap that people that are really smart made up to get in the game. Bunch of smart guys who have never played. The NBA is about TALENT" - Charles Barkley #Truth

Ed Davis, Amir Johnson, Patrick Patterson, Earl Clark and Jonas ValanciunasWith the exception of the latter, I think we know what type of players these guys will be. More importantly, they know who they are, which can be the toughest part for young players to figure out. Know this, they’ll give you 15-25 minutes of 100 percent effort basketball on a nightly basis. The jury is still out on where Valanciunas’ career will lead.

True, but in the end they chose to keep him in that tier. If they really thought he was going to get exponentially better, they would've moved him to a higher category.